Joey Votto

  1. Picking the NL Award Winners for Every Major Category Entering June

    Two months into the 2012 MLB schedule, we now have some idea of how this season is going to develop. It's becoming clearer as to which players and teams will have impressive seasons and which of them will be disappointments...

    Ian Casselberry Written by Ian Casselberry about 1 day ago 336 reads 0 comments

  2. Cincinnati Reds: Joey Votto Takes the Day Off, but Was It Really Necessary?

    Joey Votto took the day off on Wednesday. It was a mutual decision between the manager, Dusty Baker, and the MVP first basemen...

    J.P. Wainscott Written by J.P. Wainscott about 2 days ago 319 reads 4 comments

  3. Fantasy Baseball 2012: The Carlos Gonzalez Trade-Value Conundrum

    The word "hot" does not even begin to describe Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez right now. His fantasy dominance is working at every level...and from every angle...

    Jay Clemons Written by Jay Clemons about 2 days ago 1,268 reads 5 comments

  4. MLB Power Rankings: Josh Hamilton and the Top 15 Hitters of 2012

    Memorial Day is considered by many to be the unofficial start of summer. But before the temperatures and the playoff races start to heat up, it's important to reflect on what we've learned during the season's first two months...

    Brian Leigh Written by Brian Leigh about 5 days ago 822 reads 0 comments

  5. Cincinnati Reds Vault into First with Six Pack of Wins and a Broom

    The Cincinnati Reds have run their winning streak to six games with the completion of a four-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves . The sweep saw them leap ahead of the St...

    Joshua Ramsey Written by Joshua Ramsey about 8 days ago 1,155 reads 11 comments

  6. NL MVP Rankings: Matt Kemp, David Wright on Top, but What About Ryan Braun?

    If you were hoping for some change among the top five National League MVP candidates, this isn't the week for it. (Check out this week's NL Rookie of the Year rankings for some major shuffling...

    Ian Casselberry Written by Ian Casselberry about 10 days ago 867 reads 7 comments

  7. Cincinnati Reds: Reds Coming Back from the Dead

    The Cincinnati Reds have begun a resurrection of sorts. For the first month-and-a-half, we watched a lineup that couldn't seem to hit when its collective life, and the games, depended on it...

    Joshua Ramsey Written by Joshua Ramsey about 11 days ago 295 reads 1 comments

  8. Josh Hamilton and Joey Votto: Breaking Down Their Incredible Performances

    The first month of the MLB season certainly made its mark on the history books, including the 21st perfect game thrown in major league history by Chicago White Sox pitcher Philip Humber...

    Dan Hope Written by Dan Hope about 19 days ago 106 reads 0 comments

  9. 6 Cincinnati Reds Who Will Make the 2012 National League All-Star Team

    MLB All-Star Game voting for the 2012 season is well underway. There are plenty of early-season players who are worthy of selection, but ultimately only a select few will get the honor of being an All-Star Game selection...

    Tyler Duma Written by Tyler Duma about 19 days ago 1,478 reads 13 comments

  10. Fantasy Baseball 2012: Week 6 Revelations for National League

    Here are a few National League-centric takes and proclamations from the world of baseball: 1. There is nothing ho-hum about Giancarlo Stanton's month-long run of fantasy destruction...

    Jay Clemons Written by Jay Clemons about 19 days ago 645 reads 2 comments

  11. 2012 MLB All-Star Game: National League (Most Deserving) Roster

    The roster I am proposing for this article is not a prediction of what I think the final National League All-Star squad will look like...

    Leo Florkowski Written by Leo Florkowski about 19 days ago 1,151 reads 66 comments

  12. Joey Votto: Reds Star Explodes for 3 Home Runs, Including Walk-Off Grand Slam

    Joey Votto had himself a day, as his Cincinnati Reds (17-16) took down the Washington Nationals (21-13) 9-6 to avoid the sweep by Davey Johnson's Nats. The Reds' star slugger had four hits in five at-bats...

    Richard Langford Written by Richard Langford about 20 days ago 1,398 reads 4 comments

  13. Cincinnati Reds: Dusty Baker, Bat Joey Votto Third and Jay Bruce Cleanup

    Dusty Baker is holding the Cincinnati Reds back with his constant mismanagement. Traditional baseball thinking says, bat your best hitter third, and your best power hitter fourth...

    Illya Harrell Written by Illya Harrell about 23 days ago 394 reads 19 comments

  14. 10 Reasons the St. Louis Cardinals Were Smart to Let Albert Pujols Go

    In 2009, U.S. News and World Report estimated there are 27 million general managers across all professional sports in the U.S...

    Will Grapperhaus Written by Will Grapperhaus about 26 days ago 5,899 reads 12 comments

  15. Cincinnati Reds Need to Clean Up Their Order: A Struggle for Production

    The Cincinnati Reds rebuilt their roster this offseason by making a couple of large trades, dealing several top prospects to San Diego for Mat Latos and acquiring now-closer Sean Marshall for additional minor league talent...

    Evan Vogel Written by Evan Vogel about 27 days ago 1,277 reads 20 comments

  16. MLB Free Agency 2012: Grading Matt Cain and 10 Biggest Player Extensions

    There have been quite a few baseball players who have signed contract extensions with their respective teams in the past couple of months...

    Kyle Brown Written by Kyle Brown about 29 days ago 104 reads 0 comments